An obituary of Tony Hoare, a pioneer and one of the greatest programmers in the early history of computing.

Classicist, philosopher, wit, and one of the greatest British computer scientists of all time Obit Professor Charles Anthony Richard Hoare has died at the age of 92. Known to many computer science ...

“To use the feature in a public post, type ‘Dear Algo’ and then a description of what you want Threads’ algorithm to show you more of. Once you make your request, the change will stick for three days ...

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Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...

import torch @torch.compile(backend="inductor") def fn(src, index, base_tensor): src = src + 10 torch.use_deterministic_algorithms(True) base_tensor.scatter_(0, index ...

Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

How do the algorithms that populate our social media feeds actually work? In a piece for Time Magazine excerpted from his recent book Robin Hood Math, Noah Giansiracusa sheds light on the algorithms ...

Google today released the June 2025 core update. Google said this core update “The rollout may take up to 3 weeks to complete.” Google also wrote: “Today we released the June 2025 core update. We’ll ...

LinkedIn's algorithm prioritizes ads & sponsored content, hurting organic reach for creators. To adapt: share niche expertise, use authentic images, craft strong hooks, write longer comments, engage ...

The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal. Computer scientists often ...